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Felt is a fabric made of compressed matted
animal fibers. The raw materials (lamb wool)
are imported from New Zealand, which is
considered as A-grade wool in the world. At
the very beginning we do carding then dye it
in various colors. Such dyeing can be done by
both hand and machine but machine dyeing is
more practical for fast color. Upon completion
of the coloring process our skilled labors,
mostly the women workers start compress the
raw material with the help of washing soap &
hot water by hand. We never use any kind of
chemical or machine to make the product; hence
felt products are 100% hand made. As far the
making process, there will be a pattern for
the product to be produced and that pattern is
the only the basement of the ready product,
there will not be any use of sewing or
patching but rubbing and washing with hot
water by bare hands makes the product well
jammed and looks the actual shape. While
bringing the product in the right shape; we
put it to dry in the sunlight, which is the
only way to dry the product that will be wet
while making. After drying the main product,
some extra works such as gluing and sewing
will also be requires as per the design. All
of our felt products are the fair trade items
which are produced by the poor and
disadvantaged people mainly women surviving in
the city on their own way. Purchasing these
felt products will be considered as a support
to those people who are suffering by the
critical financial condition and hopefully
help improve their lives |
